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International Relations and the Environment

ICSE · Class 12 · Environmental Science

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1. Global Environmental Challenges and Amazon Rainforests

  • The earth is one biosphere with enormous diversity among living organisms.
  • 80% of earth's terrestrial biodiversity is found in developing countries.
  • Rainforests cover only 6% of Earth's land surface but hold over 50% of global biodiversity.
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2. Brazil and Overcoming Deforestation

  • REDD+ was proposed by developing countries in 2005 as an international strategy to reduce deforestation and receive compensation from wealthy nations.
  • Brazil reduced Amazon deforestation from 19,508 km²/year to 6,451 km²/year, a 67% drop.
  • Brazil's emissions reduction was estimated at nearly 1 billion tons of CO2.

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Developing countries contain 80% of Earth'sDeforestation means largeBrazil reduced Amazon deforestation by 67%Legal ivory trade has been proposedThe ozone layer is concentrated at

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